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Advertisement: Pathways to Employment: Ending Youth Unemployment

Launching a national campaign to get employers responding to the crisis of youth unemployment, a major conference takes place in London on March 26th. Keynote speaker is Graham Stuart MP, Conservative Chair of the Commons Education Select Committee and a sharp critic of key elements of the government education policy. He is supported by leading […]

Chilly challenge for outdoor activity student

An intrepid outdoor activity student will be on top of the world if he can complete the North Pole Marathon and raise £20,000 for the cardiac unit which saved his little brother’s life. Tom Jenner, 19 and from Flitch Green in Essex, who studies at the University of Derby Buxton, is aiming to run 26 […]

Paving the way for a career in building craft

Building craft occupations students are laying the foundations for their learning by giving a church and a scout hut in Swindon make-overs. The level one students from Swindon College are set to renovate The Wick sea scout hut, and St Andrews Church, Blunsdon, and have visited the venues to do risk assessments and method statements, […]

Exploring communication through dance

A troupe of Derbyshire dancers will be leaping into action with a ten-day dance tour of their community exploring themes of communication and change. More than 40 dancers from Burton and South Derbyshire College (BSDC) will visit schools and community groups to celebrate dance in education and showcasing imaginative choreography inspired by sign language, shorthand […]

South Cheshire learners teaching lessons of the past

Two Cheshire students will be passing on a message of tolerance to fellow learners after becoming ambassadors for a holocaust remembrance project. Charlotte McCourt and Ryan Stephan, both 17, have been chosen to take part in the Lessons From Auschwitz project and have visited the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland and attended seminars to learn […]

Glitz and glamour at college winter event

Creative industries students in London brought some sparkle to winter at Brent Cross shopping centre with a showcase of live music, photography and fashion. The winter showcase was themed ‘glitz and glamour’ and combined the talents of creative learners from Barnet and Southgate College, with fashion and hairdressing students modelling their own designs as well […]